In the Season 2 premiere, Jeff welcomes us back with news, show updates, and a quick chat with a surprise guest from Season 1. The main event of this episode is an interview with Florencia Moncérat Galvan (Nunez), known by many as Flo Galvan, and by others as Moncé. As a local of the Long Beach Peninsula, Moncé tells us about her experience growing up as a person of Hispanic heritage in a small rural town. We'll hear stories from old times, like when she went mushroom picking with the gang in Ocean Park, and we'll get the inside scoop on some of her more difficult memories from the peninsula, like the conflict that eventually ran her out of town.
This podcast covers a lot of ground and the tone hovers somewhere in the middle between "discussions of popular TV shows" and "I found out I'm dying later". We do go down some dark roads like: suicide, bad relationships, deportations, broken families, and human sacrifice, but the heavier content is balanced out with topics like our bad tattoos, working in the medical cannabis trade, and whether or not it is nice to smoke a little crack. As always, we hit many wacky topics along the way and had plenty of laughs too. Jeff's daughter (3 year-old) Amelia even pops-in to give a simple run-down on the common practice of human sacrifice among the native cultures of Central America. It's a hoot!
Also...
I was shocked and delighted to hear some BIG NEWS that Moncé announced live on the show. (I would say more about that, but I don't want to spoil the surprise so I will talk about that on a future episode).
This recording was the first time I had seen Moncé for a decade and I didn't fully know who I would get. I had no idea how much she had gone through over those years and I was really impressed by the strong and vibrant human being that she has grown to be. I thoroughly enjoyed sitting down with her and hearing about her journey through life and I think you will enjoy it too.
I am thrilled to be back for Season 2 and I can't wait to share all of the wonderful things we have in store.
Thank you for listening.
#keepramblin
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Topics/Keywords:
Diversity; immigration; Hispanic culture; motherhood; cryptocurrency; NFTs; crypto-gaming; mental health; suicide-prevention; Post-Partum Depression; fertility; anti-depressants; self-care; steel mace training; exercise; sleep; caffeine; bartending; University of Washington Orthodontics; TMJ; marriage; tattoos; bad tattoos; medical cannabis; cannabis legalization; psilocybin; psilocybe mushrooms; psychedelics; Fern Gully; Mexican music; bandas vs grupos; entitlement; dealing with difficult people; relationships; online dating; relationship red flags; citizenship; green cards; historical Mexico; Aztec civilization; human sacrifice; names; nick names; power-moves; restaurant work; tequila; agave; Jose Cuervo; Patron; Don Julio; Casa Migos; Terra Mana; 818 tequila; The Rock.
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Links from the episode:
Pacific County Immigrant Support
https://www.pcisupport.org/
Episode 19 (season 1) featuring Mario Rodriguez
https://ramblebytheriver.captivate.fm/episode/019-holding-onto-hope-with-mario-rodriguez
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LINKS TO NEWS & ARTICLES REFERENCED
Harris, in Guatemala, tells potential migrants they will be turned back: 'Do not come' (From Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/harris-guatemala-potential-migrants-turned-back-do-not-come
Slowing immigration is worsening worker shortages. (From Boundless Immigrant Newsletter)
https://www.boundless.com/blog/slowing-immigration-is-worsening-worker-shortages/
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A few other random links (for awesome people only!)
Wim Hoff Method (The ice man) website:
https://wimhofmethod.com
Interesting read...
Aztec Civilization sacrificed a lot of people...
https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-history/how-many-people-did-the-aztecs-sacrifice/#:~:text=It%20is%20possible%20that%20around,estimated%2080%2C400%20people%20were%20sacrificed.
Psilocybin Containing Mushrooms of the World, Paul Stamets
https://www.discoverbooks.com/Psilocybin-Mushrooms-of-the-World-An-Identificat-p/0898158397.htm?cond=0003&gclid=CjwKCAiA55mPBhBOEiwANmzoQm8-fOR1_0VkssDcqMEG5oIvMrWQkk_Bla3UVLF29-kEDH6O3dTROBoClI8QAvD_BwE
Florencia Moncérat Galvan links
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